Stick for curing tobacco.



J. .G. SHARON. STICK FOR CURING TOBACCO. APPLIOATIQN FILED JUNE 6,1908.

Patented Feb. 16. 1909.

UNITiFiE tsTriiTiFfi PATENT JAMES GIBSON SHARON, OF QUINCY, FLORIDA.

STICK FOR CURING TOBACCO.

Application filed June 5, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, James G IBSON SHARON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Quincy, in the county of Gadsden and State ofFlorida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sticks for CuringTobacco, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved tobacco stick for use in suspending theleaves of tobacco for curing them, the object of the invention being toprovide an improved device of this character which may be very quicklyfilled and locked and which will serve to hold each leaf firmly andsecurely and keep it separated from the other leaves, and thereby avoiddamage to the leaves while curing the same and also avoid damaging theleaves while they are being removed from the stick.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a plan view of a tobacco stickconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation ofone bar or section of the stick, tobacco leaves being shown attachedthereto. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of my improved tobaccoleaf curing stick. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the same showing thesections or bars separated. Fig. 5 is a perspective View illustrating amodified construction.

In theconstruction of my improved leaf tobacco curing stick I employ apair of bars or sections 1, 2 which are detachably secured together attheir ends by clips 3. In practhe these clips are made of suitable metaland are preferably galvanized to prevent them from rusting and tofacilitate their application to and removal from the ends of the bars ofthe stick. The bar or section 1 is recessed upon its inner side nearlyfrom end to end to form an opening l between it and the bar 2 and toalso form shoulders 5 at its endsto come in contact with the endportions of the bar or section 2. The bars or sections of the stick arepreferably made of Wood. Their opposing inner edges are rabbeted as at 6to receive the flange portions of channel bars or plates 7, 8 which arerespectively attached to the bars or sections 1, 2. These channel barsor plates may be made of tin or other suitable sheet metal and areSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16. 1909.

Serial No. 436,942.

preferably made of a metal or plated with metal which will not corrode.They form reinforces for the opposing edges of the bars or sections ofthe stick and greatly strengthen the construction of such bars orsections as will be understood and thereby enable the stick to readilybear the weight of the leaves suspended therefrom.

The channel bar or plate 7 is provided with pins or prongs 9 whichwithin the scope of my invention may be of any suitable construction andare here shownas headed pins and having their heads disposed against theinner side of said channel plate or bar 7. The bar or section 2 of thestick is provided with openings or recesses 10 in its inner edge toreceive the points of the prongs or pins 9 and the plate 8 has similaropenings for the same purpose. Within the scope of my invention the baror section 2 may have a series of openings for the reception of theprongs or pins of the other bar as shown in Fig. i or it may have asingle continuous slot 11 for the same purpose as shown in Fig. 5. I donot desire to limit myself in this particular. Each clip 3 is composedof two substantially U-shaped sections 13, 14: which are pivotallyconnected together as at 15. The sections 14 of the clips are secured tothe ends of the bar or section 1 and the sections 13 of the clips may beturned to engage or disengage the bar 2 as is clearly indicated in thedrawings.

Having thus described the invention, I claim as new 1. A tobacco leafcuring stick comprising a pair of bars arranged parallel with each otherand one having shoulders at its ends on the side opposed to the other,said shoulders forming a space between the intermediate portions of saidbars, one of said bars being further provided with prongs projectingfrom its inner side and extending across the said space, the other barhaving means to receive and cover the ends of said prongs and means todetachably secure the ends of said bars together.

2. A tobacco leaf curing stick comprising a pair of bars and means todetachably secure them together at their ends, one of said bars having areinforce channel plate on its inner edge provided with projecting pinsor prongs said channel plate. having flanges bearing on the upper andlower sides of said bar and the other bar having means on its inner edgeto receive and cover the points of such pins or prongs.

3. A tobacco leaf curing stick comprising a pair of bars and means todetachably secure them together at their ends, said bars being providedon their opposing inner edges with channel plates, each of said channelplates having hearing on the up per and lower sides of one of the bars,one of said channel plates having pins or prongs projecting therefromand the other channel plate having means to receive and cover the endsof such pins or prongs.

l. A tobacco leaf curing stick comprising a pair of bars one having pinsor prongs projecting from its inner edge and the other having means atits inner edge to receive and cover the ends of such pins or prongs, andclips detachably securing the ends of such bars together, each of suchclips comprising a pair of pivotally connected sections one of said setions being secured on one of such bars and the other section beingmovable into and out of engagement With the other bar.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES GIBSON SHARON.

Witnesses: I

M. W. icCnAnY, 1G. Gannrcnn.

